Herb

Chinese Olive (Gan lan)

橄榄gan lan
1 sourceFructus Canarii

Clears the lung and benefits the throat, engenders fluids and resolves toxin, and dispels alcohol and fish toxins.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十一·夷果·橄榄·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：生食、煮饮并消酒毒，解鯸鲐鱼毒；嚼汁咽治鱼鲠；清肺利咽、生津解毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 酸、甘，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·橄榄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·橄榄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十一·夷果·橄榄·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.